Christmas Countdown - 2014

[snowflake22]

Today on my lunch, I made a new recipe for supper tonight:



http://myfridgefood.com/recipes/entree-chicken/sweet-garlic-chicken/



I can't cook a lot in my kitchen right now, but at least my stove/oven is hooked back up!! :smile: I'll let you know if it's any good!

Sounds delicious! Looking forward to hearing about it!




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[HomemakinGirl]

Morning all happy hump day.

Happy Hump Day to you too!

Good Morning sweet Christmas Friends.......woke up to a huuge pimple on my neck.....lol.....sometimes it feels like my skin has never gotten out of puberty.....only while Kandice was on her way........my skin was clear.......any tips?.....Anyhow.......a cold and autumlike day today.....gon build up a Playmobil city in Kandice room so her Playmobil are leaving my living room.....I have no prob with her playing in the living room.....but at the moment the living room looks more like a kid´s room than her room.....lmao

Your weather sounds wonderful! I hope you're having a great day trackrebel!

Good Morning folks!!!!

I look at Wednesdays as being at the top of the hill, I always look forward to sliding down the other side of it.....

I was up and at-em early today, I was here at the office by 6am, why, no reason, just was awake, so I thought I'd get up and get an early start. And besides, if I put in extra hours during the week, I can take them as comp time on Friday, which means, I'm out of the office extra early on that day: which, I do say, is very nice~

Moving date is getting closer and closer now (T-27 days and counting down), with a couple more inspection completed, things are looking good for the house. I guess, I can say now, that it will be a fore-gone conclusion, that it will be our next home....

Hope everyone has a wonderful day today.....

I'm glad the inspections are going smoothly, that's great news. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Good morning all!!!! Having a hard time this morning getting everyone moving Not much going on today , oldest son has a Dr appt this morning then dropping him at school and off to work.
I do need to decide what I'm cooking for supper tonight. I get tired of cooking the same things
Well off to read some more and get the kids moving. Have a great day

I hope the doctor appointment went well!
Have a great day mommyby3!

Good morning everyone. Here in TN were in for another hot one.

Wish that snow in WY on labor day would have made it to TN

I hope you're keeping cool and having a great day XmasDreams!

Good Morning, Folks.

Under 2 weeks to go.
<< To what, Crown? >>
To our next Milestone marker, of course.
<< Which one is it, Crown? >>
The 100-day Christmas Day Window.
<< Wow, Crown! >>
Wow indeed.

Days to the Season: 71
Days to Christmas Day: 113

(And the numbers confirm it!)


Well, we had another quite warm and humid day yesterday but a cooling early evening breeze brings us hope for today.
(Relief might be spelled r-a-i-n however.)
Currently, we observe 73.4 degrees on our digital back door thermometer.


Have a Wonderful Wednesday, Friends!

And don't forget -- first 'Pines open house of the new month.
I believe the theme is "Fall - a Prequel" or something like that.
Carl was a bit mysterious.
(And with that madcap camel, you can never tell if "Fall" means "Autumn" or.....maybe something else.)
Regardless, it should be interesting and entertaining.
See you there!

Thank you Crown!
Happy Pines Day!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Morning All!

Well my son is back at school today and we are back into routine. More Halloween stuff was out in one of the shops! I have already seen something I want lol.

I started buying for the children's Christmas Eve goody bag! I always pick up little things here and there and this morning I bought the first! So excited about it! lol

Hey are many of you in the card exchange?? Also I was wondering do you know when the deadline is for signing up??

Have a great day! Autumn is on it's way..

I always love when my kids were home for summer break, but its also nice to get back in to a routine!
I have not signed up for the exchanges. I really, really wish I could but my hubby would never let me give out our address. Grrr! He just doesn't get it.

Good Morning, MMC!!! It's going to be another hot and humid day here but hopefully some relief is in sight next week. Not a whole lot going on for me today. Just the same old things again. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!!!

It's hot & humid here again too. It's supposed to cool off in to the 70's next week, I'm looking forward to that.
I hope you're having a nice day Made!

Good morning, HmG!!
Enjoy the meet & greet!
Have a fabulous day! [emoji169]

Thanks Snowflake!
xx

Good morning, MMC!!
Wishing you a happy Pines Day!!
See you there~

Good afternoon & Happy Pines Day!
I hope you're day is going well!

Good Morning! I only scanned a few pages on here but saw the picture of xmas365 new family member - congrats!!!!! What a cutie!

I am absolutely struggling to wake up here so I just read a little but too tired to respond to any of the post. Someone give me.. umm errrr... just throw some hot coffee on me. That should wake me up!

Got a few things to take care of this morning, I will try to return in a little while.

Hope you're feeling better and having a great day CAH!

Good morning!
Off to Port Huron for the day

Have fun Star!

I "redecorated" at the office yesterday, meaning I took my "Aloha Spoken Here" sign off the wall and hung up a 3-D pumpkin, and replaced my Aloha floor mat with a fall leaves floor mat. A few people were kinda laughing at me for changing with the season, but what the heck. Maybe they were just laughing because it made them happy.

Just as I pulled into the driveway yesterday after work a heck of a storm cut loose. Even though I had an umbrella, I had to stay in the car for about ten minutes until it slacked up. Lightning, thunder, wind, and torrents of rain---there were big puddles in the yard because the earth couldn't absorb it fast enough. But it brought the humidity down a little, thank goodness. A few leaves are turning color here and there, but the temps are still in the summer range.

I bet your decorations at the office look great, I love that.
I'm glad you stayed safe in the storm!

Good morning, everyone!

Happy 'Pines Day! It is our first of September. Woohoo! It is a beautiful one in Ottawa. Plenty of sun and clear skies. Unfortunately, I am stuck indoors without any windows. Darn passport office.

Tonight should be a busy night, I have a big game to play - it will actually be broadcast for our local cable station. We shall sew how it goes.

Kim is heading back to her hometown of Cornwall tonight. Her best friend is getting married on Saturday. Kim is the maid of honour. It should be a great time.

Well, break is over. Back to work... have I mentioned that I can't wait to get back to teaching?!

Have a great Wednesday everyone!

Happy Pines Day Brent!
Have fun tonight!

So glad everything went well. I'm sure you'll get into a routine. Have fun at the meet & greet goes well today! Stay cool! Have a good day! Cute pic!

Thanks Holiday!!!

Happy Pines day MMC. Still looking for the cooler Sept weather. It is hotter now than it was in July. Saw an adult copperhead near the house yesterday evening but he got away into some rocks before I could kill him. This is the time of year we see a lot of snakes. I killed 2 copperheads in early Sept last year.

Looking forward to the weekend. Our son is coming home to see our local high school's first home football game. HS football is a big deal here. We only have 1 HS in the county. Most of the locals, that are able, go to all the games. We're the smallest school in our conference with only about 300 students in grades 9-12.

The one thing our county is famous for is the reality TV show "Moonshiners" on the Discovery Channel. "Jim Tom" is now a celebrity. Kinda funny that a dry county is now know for making moonshine. I don't care for show but a lot of folds do.

Have a blessed day.

Oh my, stay safe around those snakes!
How nice that your son gets to come home for the weekend, have a wonderful time!

Good morning MMC! Not much going on around here today! Usually Wednesday is my slow day at work - makes for a long day! BUT at least it's Wednesday & not Tuesday as I originally thought! I was worried if Tuesday was this slow, what was Wednesday going to be like??

My hubby picked corn from the garden last night - 2 coolers full + a 5 gallon bucket full...looks like I'll be putting up corn tonight! Oh goody! (it's worth it though!)

Hope you all are having a Happy Hump Day! See you tonight at the pines!

Happy Hump Day to you too Holiday, I hope you're having a great day!!!

Good Wednesday morning, my Christmas friends!

It's a bit cooler today, and they're even forcasting a high of 90° for Friday...yay! That's practically sweater weather for us in September! And hunting season starts Saturday...yay again!

I think Nancy and I have decided to go on a weekend trip to the mountains in October for our 20th anniversary. We were married in November, but it's too busy that time of year to get away for a whole weekend.

We'll see if she's really willing to leave the kids behind for 2 whole days, though. LOL

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

A weekend trip to the mountains sounds great, I hope you get to go!
Enjoy the rest of your day!

Good morning,

Speaking of Music Choice, I am listening to the Sounds of the Season:Christmas In July. I recorded on my DVR back when it was originally on, I just needed some Christmas music on since there is nothing on TV right now.

I will be leaving for work in 20inutes, I don't want to go, and my job search has seemingly dried up at the moment. I will push through it, hopefully something will turn up soon.

I should probably start getting ready to head out, be back later tonight.

Have a great day!!!

I hope your day goes smoothly and it's a good one!

 

[snowflake22]

I always love when my kids were home for summer break, but its also nice to get back in to a routine!
I have not signed up for the exchanges. I really, really wish I could but my hubby would never let me give out our address. Grrr! He just doesn't get it.



It's hot & humid here again too. It's supposed to cool off in to the 70's next week, I'm looking forward to that.
I hope you're having a nice day Made!



Thanks Snowflake!
xx



Good afternoon & Happy Pines Day!
I hope you're day is going well!



Hope you're feeling better and having a great day CAH!



Have fun Star!



I bet your decorations at the office look great, I love that.
I'm glad you stayed safe in the storm!



Happy Pines Day Brent!
Have fun tonight!




Thanks Holiday!!!



Oh my, stay safe around those snakes!
How nice that your son gets to come home for the weekend, have a wonderful time!



Happy Hump Day to you too Holiday, I hope you're having a great day!!!



A weekend trip to the mountains sounds great, I hope you get to go!
Enjoy the rest of your day!



I hope your day goes smoothly and it's a good one!

Thanks, HmG!
Hope your morning went well!
I am looking forward to Carl's latest blend tonight =]




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[HomemakinGirl]

Good afternoon, friends~

Enjoy your day!!

:hi:

Just dropping in to let everyone know I'm still around! Life is just stressful all the way around right now, but it will settle down eventually. Nothing is wrong, just stressful! I'm not here as much as I'd like, but I hope to get on more often. I think of you all a lot. Have a great day!

It's good to see you whitney, I hope things settle down for you soon. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Today on my lunch, I made a new recipe for supper tonight:

http://myfridgefood.com/recipes/entree-chicken/sweet-garlic-chicken/

I can't cook a lot in my kitchen right now, but at least my stove/oven is hooked back up!! I'll let you know if it's any good!

Looks good, I just printed the recipe :-D

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Thanks, HmG!
Hope your morning went well!
I am looking forward to Carl's latest blend tonight =]

The meet & greet went well, thanks! The kids are adorable. Although I could tell that there are one or two that are going to give me a run for my money, lol. Classes start tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes!
I could use one of Carl's special blends, I'll see you tonight!
xx

 

[made582]

Good morning!
Wish I had more time to spend here this morning but I've got to run. Off to the meet & greet at the preschool. Hope to see you later this afternoon. Have a wonderful day!

Hope you had a great morning, HMG!!!!!

Have a good day!
Stay cool!

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Thanks, buddy!!!! Just kicked the A/C on!!!

Good morning, MMC!!
Wishing you a happy Pines Day!!
See you there~

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I'll meet you there with drink in hand like normal!!!!

Good Morning! I only scanned a few pages on here but saw the picture of xmas365 new family member - congrats!!!!! What a cutie!

I am absolutely struggling to wake up here so I just read a little but too tired to respond to any of the post. Someone give me.. umm errrr... just throw some hot coffee on me. That should wake me up!

Got a few things to take care of this morning, I will try to return in a little while.

LOL!!!! I think I need someone to throw it on me too!!!

Hope you can get everything done!!!

Good morning!
Off to Port Huron for the day

Have fun!!!!!!

I "redecorated" at the office yesterday, meaning I took my "Aloha Spoken Here" sign off the wall and hung up a 3-D pumpkin, and replaced my Aloha floor mat with a fall leaves floor mat. A few people were kinda laughing at me for changing with the season, but what the heck. Maybe they were just laughing because it made them happy.

Just as I pulled into the driveway yesterday after work a heck of a storm cut loose. Even though I had an umbrella, I had to stay in the car for about ten minutes until it slacked up. Lightning, thunder, wind, and torrents of rain---there were big puddles in the yard because the earth couldn't absorb it fast enough. But it brought the humidity down a little, thank goodness. A few leaves are turning color here and there, but the temps are still in the summer range.

The office sounds great!!! Glad you were able to avoid the worse of the storm!!!

Good morning, everyone!

Happy 'Pines Day! It is our first of September. Woohoo! It is a beautiful one in Ottawa. Plenty of sun and clear skies. Unfortunately, I am stuck indoors without any windows. Darn passport office.

Tonight should be a busy night, I have a big game to play - it will actually be broadcast for our local cable station. We shall sew how it goes.

Kim is heading back to her hometown of Cornwall tonight. Her best friend is getting married on Saturday. Kim is the maid of honour. It should be a great time.

Well, break is over. Back to work... have I mentioned that I can't wait to get back to teaching?!

Have a great Wednesday everyone!

Good Luck tonight!!!!!!! Hope you get a teaching call soon!!!

Stay cool made! I'm not sure what they are calling for in Indy, but here it says a high of 67º for Saturday! EEK! Have a good day!

They are showing 71 and storms right now. Which is just fine with me after 90 degree's the next 2 days!!!!

Happy Pines day MMC. Still looking for the cooler Sept weather. It is hotter now than it was in July. Saw an adult copperhead near the house yesterday evening but he got away into some rocks before I could kill him. This is the time of year we see a lot of snakes. I killed 2 copperheads in early Sept last year.

Looking forward to the weekend. Our son is coming home to see our local high school's first home football game. HS football is a big deal here. We only have 1 HS in the county. Most of the locals, that are able, go to all the games. We're the smallest school in our conference with only about 300 students in grades 9-12.

The one thing our county is famous for is the reality TV show "Moonshiners" on the Discovery Channel. "Jim Tom" is now a celebrity. Kinda funny that a dry county is now know for making moonshine. I don't care for show but a lot of folds do.

Have a blessed day.

I'm looking for the cooler weather too!!!

Stay safe with the snakes around!!! I've been lucky and only had one run in with a copperhead at the boyscout camp when I was younger. It slithered up underneath the tent next to mine. Needless to say, those kids were freaking out and afraid to get their gear out of it.

Enjoy the time with your son this weekend and good luck to the team!!!!

Good morning MMC! Not much going on around here today! Usually Wednesday is my slow day at work - makes for a long day! BUT at least it's Wednesday & not Tuesday as I originally thought! I was worried if Tuesday was this slow, what was Wednesday going to be like??

My hubby picked corn from the garden last night - 2 coolers full + a 5 gallon bucket full...looks like I'll be putting up corn tonight! Oh goody! (it's worth it though!)

Hope you all are having a Happy Hump Day! See you tonight at the pines!

Fresh corn. yum!!!!

Hope you found something to keep you entertained!!!!

Good Wednesday morning, my Christmas friends!

It's a bit cooler today, and they're even forcasting a high of 90° for Friday...yay! That's practically sweater weather for us in September! And hunting season starts Saturday...yay again!

I think Nancy and I have decided to go on a weekend trip to the mountains in October for our 20th anniversary. We were married in November, but it's too busy that time of year to get away for a whole weekend.

We'll see if she's really willing to leave the kids behind for 2 whole days, though. LOL

I hope y'all have a great day!

Woohoo for hunting season!!! Hope you have lots of luck this year!!!

A weekend in the mountains sounds like a great way to spend your anniversary.

Good morning,

Speaking of Music Choice, I am listening to the Sounds of the Season:Christmas In July. I recorded on my DVR back when it was originally on, I just needed some Christmas music on since there is nothing on TV right now.

I will be leaving for work in 20inutes, I don't want to go, and my job search has seemingly dried up at the moment. I will push through it, hopefully something will turn up soon.

I should probably start getting ready to head out, be back later tonight.

Have a great day!!!

Hope you are having a good day at work!!!

Um - she is ORNERY!!! She is so full of it! We can't let anything on the table b/c she thinks it's hers! She'll steal things out of the guys tool box if they let it open! She's pretty much rotten! She just wants to play all the time! But she is good! She cracks me up!

:lol:

Good afternoon, friends~

Enjoy your day!!

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Have a great afternoon, buddy!!!!!

Just dropping in to let everyone know I'm still around! Life is just stressful all the way around right now, but it will settle down eventually. Nothing is wrong, just stressful! I'm not here as much as I'd like, but I hope to get on more often. I think of you all a lot. Have a great day!

Hope things become stress free for you soon!!!!

My relator just sent me an email and she say's the guy who owns the house that I am buying, wants to know if I am interested in any free building materials. Said he would leave them at the house for me....

Hmmmmm, the word "Free", gets me to thinking, that it can either mean that he wants to leave his junk behind, (which for me, could be another excuse to have a bon-fire) or I will have all kinds of building material that I can play around with, build things, tinker....you know, do the kind of things that makes a guy want to stick out his chest and grunt.....[/COLOR

Hmm, sounds fun either way!!!! LOL!!!!

Today on my lunch, I made a new recipe for supper tonight:

http://myfridgefood.com/recipes/entree-chicken/sweet-garlic-chicken/

I can't cook a lot in my kitchen right now, but at least my stove/oven is hooked back up!! I'll let you know if it's any good!

That looks really good!!!!!

 

[made582]

The meet & greet went well, thanks! The kids are adorable. Although I could tell that there are one or two that are going to give me a run for my money, lol. Classes start tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes!
I could use one of Carl's special blends, I'll see you tonight!
xx

Glad you had fun!!!

Just tell Carl that you want an energy blend to take home with you for the morning and those kids will have no chance!!!!

 

[Holiday]

Happy Hump Day to you too Holiday, I hope you're having a great day!!!

Thanks, I am! 30'ish more minutes til quitting time! :grin:

Looks good, I just printed the recipe :-D

Awesome! I'll let you know how mine turns out. I saw on Pinterest where people have tweaked it a little!

The meet & greet went well, thanks! The kids are adorable. Although I could tell that there are one or two that are going to give me a run for my money, lol. Classes start tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes!
I could use one of Carl's special blends, I'll see you tonight!
xx

Awe - there's one (or 2) in every crowd! :lol: I'm glad everything went well today! Good luck tomorrow!! Will you be there all day on Tuesdays & Thursdays or just the mornings?

 

[made582]

Talk about a noisy day. They are putting a new roof on the building right across the yard from me so I can hear all of the nail guns. Plus the tree trimmers are back, so there are chainsaws going. Then on top of all of that, they have dug up and are redoing the drain at the end of my street. So we have the beeping of all of the equipment and dump trucks every time they back up.

 

[snowflake22]

The meet & greet went well, thanks! The kids are adorable. Although I could tell that there are one or two that are going to give me a run for my money, lol. Classes start tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes!
I could use one of Carl's special blends, I'll see you tonight!
xx

Glad it went well, I bet the kids are sweet.
There are a few that come to the office that give us a run for our money too Ha!
Looking forward to toasting you tonight!

xx




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[snowflake22]

Hope you had a great morning, HMG!!!!!







Thanks, buddy!!!! Just kicked the A/C on!!!







I'll meet you there with drink in hand like normal!!!!







LOL!!!! I think I need someone to throw it on me too!!!



Hope you can get everything done!!!







Have fun!!!!!!







The office sounds great!!! Glad you were able to avoid the worse of the storm!!!







Good Luck tonight!!!!!!! Hope you get a teaching call soon!!!







They are showing 71 and storms right now. Which is just fine with me after 90 degree's the next 2 days!!!!







I'm looking for the cooler weather too!!!



Stay safe with the snakes around!!! I've been lucky and only had one run in with a copperhead at the boyscout camp when I was younger. It slithered up underneath the tent next to mine. Needless to say, those kids were freaking out and afraid to get their gear out of it.



Enjoy the time with your son this weekend and good luck to the team!!!!







Fresh corn. yum!!!!



Hope you found something to keep you entertained!!!!







Woohoo for hunting season!!! Hope you have lots of luck this year!!!



A weekend in the mountains sounds like a great way to spend your anniversary.







Hope you are having a good day at work!!!







:lol:







Have a great afternoon, buddy!!!!!







Hope things become stress free for you soon!!!!







Hmm, sounds fun either way!!!! LOL!!!!









That looks really good!!!!!

Thanks, sounds good!




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[snowflake22]

Talk about a noisy day. They are putting a new roof on the building right across the yard from me so I can hear all of the nail guns. Plus the tree trimmers are back, so there are chainsaws going. Then on top of all of that, they have dug up and are redoing the drain at the end of my street. So we have the beeping of all of the equipment and dump trucks every time they back up.

Blare your Christmas music, to drown it out [emoji28] Good luck!




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[made582]

Blare your Christmas music, to drown it out [emoji28] Good luck!

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LOL!!!! Sounds like a good idea!!!!! I'm sure Carl will have something to cure the headache it gives me!!!

 

[Holiday]

Talk about a noisy day. They are putting a new roof on the building right across the yard from me so I can hear all of the nail guns. Plus the tree trimmers are back, so there are chainsaws going. Then on top of all of that, they have dug up and are redoing the drain at the end of my street. So we have the beeping of all of the equipment and dump trucks every time they back up.

Sounds like you need to crank your Christmas music louder! :grin:

 

[Holiday]

Blare your Christmas music, to drown it out [emoji28] Good luck!




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Bah ha ha! GMTA!

 

[snowflake22]

Bah ha ha! GMTA!

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[Holiday]

Have a great night MMC! See you all at the Pines!!!
:wiggy:

 

[Meceka]

Good afternoon, MMC!

Home with a sick kitty.

Been busy doing a bit of fall cleaning ~ not getting very far, though. It is nice out today, tomorrow more humidity and storms likely late. I have chicken in the crock pot ~ making enough for a few days so I don't have to cook and heat the house up needlessly. Saturday is going to be gorgeous ~ mid 60s and sunny. Good day for running errands and work. cheesy

Be MERRY

Happy Pines Day!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Glad you had fun!!!

Just tell Carl that you want an energy blend to take home with you for the morning and those kids will have no chance!!!!

Great idea. It's been quite some time since I had to chase two year olds around. And I'm a lot older now!

Awe - there's one (or 2) in every crowd! :lol: I'm glad everything went well today! Good luck tomorrow!! Will you be there all day on Tuesdays & Thursdays or just the mornings?

8:00-12:00 on Tuesdays & Thursdays. That's enough, I'm so glad I didn't commit to all five days!

Glad it went well, I bet the kids are sweet.
There are a few that come to the office that give us a run for our money too Ha!
Looking forward to toasting you tonight!

xx

Thanks Snowflake!
xx